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This December, we have 56 pages of in-depth audio component coverage--COUNT 'EM! Amps of all sorts from Rega, Conrad-Johnson, Music Reference, Harman Kardon; affordable digital excellence found in the Centrance DACmini; bookshelf speakers from Epos and Proac; guitarist Bill Frisell channels John Lennon; and finally! Stereophile's 2011 60 Best Products of the Year.

This October issue will blow you away. Vivid's smooth B1 loudspeaker impresses JA; MF finds a new favorite in the VPI Classic 3; AD finds a new digital friend w/the Wavelength Audio Proton; ST and a CJ preamp; SM and NHT; JM and some CD-eivers; an inside look at the new Pink Floyd reissue set; and finally, 700 sparkling Recommended Components.

The August 2011 issue is unique, to say the least. For starters: Henry eff'n Rollins writes our As We See It. No apologies from this horn speaker: Schimmel's Voxative Ampeggio. In-ears from JH Audio; Primaluna preamp; power from Mark Lev; SM settles in w/some affordable cables; and the many voices of GBV's Robert Pollard.

The ranking of music is a personal matter, argues JM; RB makes a pilgrimage to the crossroads and finds a new deluxe box set!; ST falls for a Rethm; Mikey spins vinyl and spans the globe; AD rips, burns, streams, converts; SM lives with two very different integrated amplifiers; and KR catches up with Integra. Plus: Reviews of new products from Sony, Thiel, Wharfedale, Audience, Micromega, and Ypsilon!

The Wilson speaker to hear: the Sophia Series 3! Hot speaker imports from Vivid, Triangle, Epos, and Wharfedale; The rebirth of vinyl from Garrard, Rega, Thorens, Sutherland, and Nagaoka; HRT's Music Stremer Pro; Art Dudley starts building a plinth; and the two Johns do a big listen.

A stack o'DAC reviews from Chord, dCS, and Esoteric; J-10 and JA go on a road trip; the first appearance of SM's "Entry Level" Column; RB interviews guitarist Marc Ribot; Fremer digs into some phono preamps; and some superb integrateds from Pass Labs and LFD.